Rent & housing

කුලී සහ නිවාස · வாடகை மற்றும் வீடமைப்பு

Tenants, landlords, leases, apartments

Situations

• Your landlord wants you out · ඔබේ නිවාස හිමියා ඔබව ඉවත් කිරීමට අවශ්‍යයි · உங்கள் வீட்டு உரிமையாளர் உங்களை வெளியேற்ற விரும்புகிறார்
• Landlord cut your water or electricity · නිවාස හිමියා ඔබේ ජලය හෝ විදුලිය කපා හැරියේය · உரிமையாளர் உங்கள் நீர் அல்லது மின்சாரத்தைத் துண்டித்தார்
• Renting out your house · ඔබේ නිවස කුලියට දීම · உங்கள் வீட்டை வாடகைக்கு விடுதல்
• Tenant not paying rent or not leaving · කුලීකරු කුලී නොගෙවයි හෝ ඉවත් නොවේ · குடியிருப்பாளர் வாடகை செலுத்தவில்லை அல்லது வெளியேறவில்லை
• Your advance or deposit was not returned · ඔබේ අත්තිකාරම හෝ තැන්පතුව ආපසු නොදුනි · உங்கள் முற்பணம் அல்லது வைப்பு திருப்பித் தரப்படவில்லை
• Problems in your apartment building · ඔබේ මහල් නිවාස ගොඩනැගිල්ලේ ගැටලු · உங்கள் தொடர்மாடிக் கட்டடத்தில் பிரச்சினைகள்

Acts, ordinances and regulations

• Rent Act, No. 7 of 1972 — Protects tenants of covered premises: controlled rent, limited advance, and eviction only on legal grounds.
• Rent (Amendment) Act, No. 55 of 1980 — Excluded most homes built or first let after 1 January 1980 from the Rent Act; banned intimidating tenants.
• Recovery of Possession of Premises Given on Lease Act, No. 1 of 2023 — Fast District Court procedure for owners to recover premises under a notarial lease when it ends or is breached.
• Prevention of Frauds Ordinance (No. 7 of 1840) — Leases of land or buildings for a month or more generally need a notarial deed to be enforceable.
• Apartment Ownership Law, No. 11 of 1973 — Ownership of flats, condominium plans and the management corporation that runs common areas.
• Apartment Ownership (Special Provisions) Act, No. 23 of 2018 — Allows certain housing schemes on government land to be registered as condominiums.
• Condominium Management Authority Law (as amended by Common Amenities Board (Amendment) Act, No. 24 of 2003) — Sets up the Condominium Management Authority, which regulates apartments and settles disputes.
• Rent (Repeal) Bill (gazetted 2025) - not yet law as far as confirmed — Proposes repealing the Rent Act, with a one-year transition protecting sitting tenants.
• Protection of Occupants Bill, 2026 - not yet law as far as confirmed — Proposes banning self-help eviction and cutting services, with fast District Court relief.